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Subfamily Brachininae

Bombadier Beetle - Brachinus Bombardier Beetle - Brachinus vulcanoides Brachinus species - Brachinus Brachinus elongatulus? - Brachinus Carabidae - Ground Beetles Bombardier Beetle - Brachinus Bombardier - Brachinus Bombardier Beetle - Brachinus Brachinus costipennis - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Adephaga
Family Carabidae (Ground Beetles)
Subfamily Brachininae
Explanation of Names
Brachininae Bonelli 1810
Numbers
~50 spp. of a single genus in our area(1), ~760 spp. in 14 genera total
Range
worldwide
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume I: Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga: Staphyliniformia
Arnett, R.H., Jr., and M. C. Thomas. (eds.). 2000. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.